Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

144 reviews

elliehaahr's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

fifth_magpie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Addiction, Car accident, Abortion, and Bullying

gabriel_dingle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Basically The Catcher in the Rye if The Catcher in the Rye was actually good. Charlie is a fascinating and loveable character and him and his friends are incredibly deep and well written. Reading this novel really feels like you are taking a look into someone’s life. The gay representation in this novel is fantastic, especially considering it was still a taboo thing to write about when this novel was published. This is a must read for (especially) teenagers and adults alike, who like slice of life or growing up stories about loss of innocence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicide, Racism, Addiction, and Bullying

Many of the above topics are explored in a disturbing manner.

shannay_05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Body shaming, Car accident, and Death

teaskate's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

so so sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Outing, Racism, Abortion, Car accident, Suicide, Addiction, and Child abuse

teriodvarkova88's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is exactly what the description says and i think everyone should read this book especially if you are a teenager

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Cursing, Rape, Bullying, Alcohol, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Abortion, Racism, Addiction, Homophobia, and Mental illness

gitruz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Incest, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

ava_jpg's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

tell me why I already knew the plot and still cried my eyes out. wtf is up w that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Homophobia, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Abortion, Racism, Grief, and Medical content

seekmyants's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

adig13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

my heart breaks for charlie. this book was so beautiful breaking and so godamn heartbreaking because we got to see everything the way Charlie saw it. we didn't know anymore than he did. which is awful especially with everything he finds out at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship